"We see it on the news, but it's not outside our window," saysJohnny Campbell, president and CEO of Sundance Square and guardianof 39 CBD blocks controlled by the Bass family. "We're not foolishenough to say we shouldn't be concerned. We acknowledge the worldaround us and we acknowledge we're not without impact. But, it'sdefinitely buffered."

Not even crude oil's now-falling price per barrel is expected todarken the city's economic health despite deep-running ties to oiland gas, both in its backyard and family office portfolios. Keepingmonthly tabs on the city's economic fundamentals, Downtown FortWorth Inc.'s latest dashboard report shows strongly the city isbucking the US trend.

Office occupancy is 95%, up 2.2% in the past month in anestimated 46-million-sf inventory. Class A and class B rents rose2.8% and 16.5% in the past year, with the latest reading puttingthe rates at $30.07 per sf and $21.30 per sf, respectively. In the30-day change, class A rents dipped 12 cents per sf and class Brose $2 per sf.